African Agriculture and Food Systems
AGRA has announced that applications are now open for the 2023 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA), which recognize African female agripreneurs who…
Nairobi, Kenya – AGRA is set to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day by launching the 2023 Women Agripreneur of the Year Awards. The…
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Dar es Salaam Tanzania / Washington DC, USA, 13 December 2022 – Tanzania will host the AGRF 2023 Summit. The announcement was made by…
Delegates graduate from prestigious leadership programmes targeting change makers from government, civil society and the private sector [Nairobi, 8 December 2022]: Forty food systems…
The MoU facilitates the collaboration of AGRA and the government of Barbados in championing solutions for agri-food systems transformation and climate action in Africa…
Dr. Nwafor: The Green Deal Could Help Address Africa’s Food Security Challenges The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has brought about new complexities in…
Release: 9 Nov, 10:00 (CET +1) VEVEY, Switzerland: November 9, 2022 – Nestlé announced today that it is partnering with the Africa Food Prize to help…
Dar es Salaam, 06/Nov/2022 Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Anthony Peter Mavunde, has underscored the need for agriculture researchers and scientists in Africa…
Sharm El Sheikh, November 03, 2022 – AGRA’s Board Chair, H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn and AGRA’s President, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, will be leading a delegation…
By Hussein Bashe, Minister of Agriculture, Tanzania In Tanzania, the common bean plays a key role in the livelihoods of smallholder farmers as a…
By AJM Muchoki Tanzania produces an estimated 1.2 million tons of common beans annually, making the country the top bean producer in Africa and…
Tanzania VICE President Dr Philip Mpango has said Phase VI Government aims to develop the farming sector, increase production and woo more youth and…
Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems Kigali: Friday September 9, 2022 – AGRA yesterday launched its new five-year strategy that helps governments tackle hunger and…
Tanzania’s FY 2022/2023 budget has allocated Shs 420 billion (USD 181 million) for the construction of irrigation schemes infrastructure, about an 805 per cent…
KIGALI, Rwanda – September 6, 2022: The 2022 Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR22) was launched today with a call for African governments to lead and…
Second cohort of 80 leaders from 8 countries to be unveiled as delegates gather for the first in-person Leadership Forum Monday 5th September 2022…
By kilimokwanza.org correspondent Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) wants AGRF Summit 2022 delegates in Kigali (St 5-9) to be aware that Tanzania is one of…
Kigali, 5th September 2022 – The heads of the African Green Revolution Alliance (AGRA) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) today signed a…
Dar es Salaam, 30/08/2022 In the runup to one of the largest agriculture forums in the world, AGRF, Tanzania’s Minister of Investment, Industry and…
“Grow, Nourish, Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems in Tanzania’’
By H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn Promising progress is being made in Africa’s agricultural transformation. On my recent mission to Malawi, I witnessed the plans…
Together with the Government of Ethiopia, AGRA designed three flagship programs to address critical gaps in wheat, rice, edible oil and animal feed availability…
Malawi launches Agribusiness Deal Room ahead of the 2022 AGRF in Rwanda The launch was led by the Minister for Agriculture, Lobin Lowe, MP…